Howard University Summer Faculty Research Fellowship Recipient, 2019
Dr. Valente is honored to receive one of the prestigious HU Summer Faculty Research Fellowships. The award will support the completion of her new musicianship textbook for musical theater students.
Sigma Alpha Iota Professional Development/Education Grant Recipient, 2013
To support the New York City premiere of 15 Minutes of Fame: Liana Valente, soprano and piano
Vox Novus Composers Voice Concert Series
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church, New York, NY
Sigma Alpha Iota - Recipient Rose of Honor, 2013
Music Teachers National Association - Nationally Certified Teacher of Music, 2012
FAMA Grant Recipient (Fund for the Advancement of Musical Arts), 2011
Awarded by the National Federation of Music Clubs
Awarded to support participation at The Phenomenon of Singing International Symposium VIII
Newfoundland, Canada
Sigma Alpha Iota Professional Development/Education Grant Recipient, 2011
Awarded to support participation at The Phenomenon of Singing International Symposium VIII
Newfoundland, Canada
Guest Speaker and Performer
Bethune-Cookman 21st Annual Arts & Humanities Advisory Council Seminar, 2011
Presentation Title
The Artistic Collaborative Process: Reaching Out to Your Communities Around the World
I'm So Sorry I'm Late- a performance of the newly commissioned work by William Vollinger with pianist Dr. Rose Grace
Key Note Speaker Sigma Alpha Iota Lambda Province Day Celebration, 2010
Presentation Titles
Life Of A Rose
People-to-People - The Project Supported by YOU
United Who's Who of Executives and Professionals - 2005 Inductee
Wesleyan College - Honors Professor of the Year, 2003
Pellissippi State Technical Community College, 2001
Named Outstanding Adjunct Instructor of the Year
Selected as Performer at the Sigma Alpha Iota National Convention, 2000
Concert Title: Memorial Concert: The Vocal Literature of Dr. Violet Balestreri Archer
University of South Carolina - Guest Presenter, Graduate Student Day, 1998
Topic: Twentieth-Century Opera in the United States, An Overview